Month: December 2011

El Paso?s greatest charm is also its curse. El Paso is America?s most isolated large city. The desert, the mountains, the Rio Grande, the Hispanic culture and the sharing of the border with Mexico and New Mexico make for a unique American environment. We are several hours drive from Albuquerque and Tucson. It?s even farther

Police are searching for answers after one man is shot gead in an officer-involved shooting that took place Saturday evening, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. Officers reportedly responded to a call about a fight in the area of Espina Street and Foster Road. Police report that during their investigation less than a quarter

Our next storm system arrives later tonight bringing area wide chances for showers, cooler temperatures and wind. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 40% chance for showers and lows around 40 degrees. Monday will see highs around 50 degrees with a 30% chance for showers throughout the day and strong wind with gusts up

The routine to process controlled substances and convict criminals suspected of carrying drugs is back on track. In late July, the El Paso Police Department’s crime lab was put on probation by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board. That is when the EPPD was in the process of transitioning from what

A spokeswoman for the El Paso Sheriff’s Office told ABC7 former county judge Anthony Cobos was placed in administrative separation at the county jail. According to EPSO, Cobos was moved away from the general population, and is now in his own cell. The sheriff’s office said the move is for his safety. Cobos was arrested

THE TIP-OFF UTEP (3-5) seeks back-to-back victories for the first time this season when McNeese State (4-5) comes to the Don Haskins Center on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. The Miners are fresh off an 87-57 win over Southern on Saturday night. All copper reserved tickets are $9 for Monday?s game, a 50

Former County Judge Anthony Cobos was indicted in what authorities are a calling a “pay-to-play” scheme tied to an ongoing public corruption investigation. Cobos, whose full name is Antonio Guillermo Cobos, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and the deprivation of honest services; one count of mail fraud and the

El Paso police arrested 27-year-old Jose Pena for driving drunk with a small child on his lap. According to EPPD it all started with a domestic disturbance call involving Pena. Police say they were told Pena left the house with a small child in his blue Ford truck. Once officers were able to track down

A stolen car, a person nearly run over, and about $80 worth of stolen packaged meat all led to the arrest of a man and a woman in West El Paso on Friday. Police say 33-year-old Mario Reynoso and 30-year-old Angela Viscaino caught the eye of a manager at the Albertsons on the 3100 block

The clouds will continue to move in ahead of the next storm system we are tracking. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and for Sunday. Temperatures will reach the upper 50’s on Sunday and we will have a 30% chance for showers late in the day. The 30% chance for showers continues on Monday, with cloudy

El Paso police tell ABC-7 they arrested a 27-year-old man that was seen driving a truck with a small child in his lap. The suspect, Jose Pena, was also charged with his 3rd DWI. Investigators said it began with a domestic disturbance call around 7:30 p.m. Friday on the 10600 block of Islerock Drive in

ABC-7 is there as a father is reunited with his son at Biggs Army Air Field. Bothmen’s careers in the service are marked by major milestones in U.S.-Iraq history. He served at the start of Desert Storm and his son came home from Iraq on the day the war was declared over.

Records obtained by the ABC-7 I-team unveiled that attorney Theresa Caballero’s claim that former City Attorney Charlie McNabb’s resignation coincided with a complaint she filed against him is inaccurate. “It’s on pretty good authority that Charlie McNabb resigned from the position of the attorney from the city a few days after we filed our complaints

According to city officials, the Sun City could be missing out on an estimated $900,000 in revenue thanks to a national convention deciding to relocate to another city in 2013. General manager of the El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bill Blaziek, told ABC-7 that the reason the League of United Latin American Citizens, or

A cold front pushed through the Borderland last night, creating strong winds and cooler temperatures this morning. The winds are expected to die down beginning tonight after sunset. Temperatures today will stay in the lower 50s with partly cloudy skies. The chance for rain returns beginning Sunday as a storm system off the California coastline

You’ve likely seen the ad: a party attended by fun-loving reindeer is crashed by a very upset Santa. The commercial, sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation, is part of a statewide campaign targeting drunk driving during the holiday season. This is the 14th year that TxDOT has brought attention to what appears to be

Dental services at University Medical Center could be on the chopping block. That would mean about 1600 patients would have to find another place to go to. Spokeswoman for UMC, Margaret Althoff-Olivas tells ABC-7 there is not enough money coming in from patient visits. Right now it costs about $710,00 to operate the dental clinic

EL PASO — County Judge Anthony Cobos said he was “emphatic” he would not resignat a Wednesday afternoon news conference at the County Courthouse. “I have called this press conference to state in the most emphatic terms that I have no intention to resign the office of County Judge,” Cobos said. At the news conference,

On Wednesday, 12-14-11 at approximately 8:43 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to O’shea and Catclaw (Montana Vista area) in reference to criminal mischief. Upon arrival, deputies meet with County Road and Bridges/Supervisor who told deputies 20 traffic signs were damaged. According to the County Road and Bridges Supervisor these signs had previously been replaced only

The date was set: Aug. 9, 2012. They posed with their wedding rings, their hands holding Scrabble tiles spelling the word “forever.” And Steven Curtis Chapman’s song “We Will Dance” was the thread that tied the memories on the video Katie Madden made for her soldier in Afghanistan. She sent it to him not too

Ten-year state Rep. Chente Quintanilla is leaving his state office to run for county commissioner of Precinct No. 3, and he’s already being accused by opponents of not playing fair. A complaint, which came from challenger Vince Perez, has to do with a Texas House of Representatives 2012 calendar from Quintanilla’s office, which in addition

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Dec. 14)-The New Mexico State men’s basketball team opened a five-game home stand with a 92-65 win over Western New Mexico. The Aggies (6-4) had four players in double figures. Senior guard Hernst Laroche and redshirt senior forward Wendell McKines paced NM State with 18 points each. Laroche not only had a

LAS VEGAS, NEV. ? Anthony Marshall scored 20 points ? 11 above his season average ? and hit a series of big shots down the stretch as UNLV slipped past UTEP, 65-54, on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Miners (2-5) went toe-to-toe with the Runnin? Rebels (10-2), who are 7-0 at home

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce more than 20 pounds of illegal synthetic drugs were swept off the streets. In a conjoined effort between the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration, several businesses were served with search warrants during Wednesday morning’s ‘Operation Sugar

Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine for your Thursday as high pressure will control our weather pattern through Friday. This morning, we had light showers along the El Paso/Hudspeth county line, but rainfall totals didn’t exceed .10″. Today, partly cloudy and mild with a high of 55 and a low of 32.

Hommework is a small, locally owned clothing boutique in west El Paso that’s been receiving a lot of attention after security cameras caught a kissing couple breaking into the store. It all happened Sunday just before 1:30 p.m. Cameras caught the couple standing outside the boutique, then suddenly breaking the front door open. Store part-owner

EL PASO, TEXAS ? The UTEP basketball team will play back-to-back home games versus Southern (Saturday) and McNeese State (Monday). All Copper Reserved tickets are only $9 ? a 50 percent savings from the regular price ? as part of a special holiday promotion. Tip-off for both games is 7:05 p.m. The UTEP Ticket Center

A new law requiring college students to be immunized against meningitis went into effect, and health officials are not only urging them to comply, but to understand the importance of the vaccination. Senate Bill 1107 is also known as the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act, two Texas college students who contracted the disease. Williams

When a woman questioned her husband about a Facebook account she suspected he secretly used to communicate with other women, he punched her in the face, bit her on the head and choked her, police said. Police responded to a domestic dispute after a neighbor reported hearing screams from an apartment about 10 p.m. Tuesday